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Using fast and slow data to unfold city dynamics

Real-time mobility data capturing city-wide human movement can be used to characterize cities, their segregation, and population responses to exogenous events such as pandemics.

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Bagrow, J. Using fast and slow data to unfold city dynamics. Nat Comput Sci 3, 578–579 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-023-00486-3

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